Name: Game Dev Drinks
Start: 2025-07-29T22:00:00.000Z
Location: MELTDOWN Montréal

GameDev, Art, Activities, Volleyball & Picnic!

Hey guys, Cesar here. On Saturday July 26, from 11 am to 5 pm, we will be having a picnic / arting / sun bathing / grass touching / frolicking / gamedev chatting / volleyball tutorial-ing, and more! get together with members from two other Montreal Meetup groups.

Bring your art supplies, some delicious snacks and refreshing beverages. If you want to get sweaty, bring along some comfy sporting attire and if you want to learn some volleyball fundamentals, I'll be giving out lessons - I used to play pro Beach Volleyball. We will have a cooler, so please feel free to bring some ice if you can.

For those who own a volleyball, frisbee, soccer ball, or whatever activity type items, or card / board games - bring them! If you have an extra picnic blanket, bring that too.

We will have a section for relaxing, snacking and arting under the shade on the grass. We will have another section (where most of the snacks will be) for chatting, networking, did I mention snacking?, gaming - similar to our last picnic!

The venue will be at Parc Lafontaine, beside the 2 Beach Volleyball courts where there are picnic tables and trees. There is a washroom area and water fountain just a stone's throw away at the Salle Paul-Buissonneau / Maison des Arts Participatifs buidling.

See you all there!

Montréal Game Developers

Cesar B

Maurice

Nina

nalina

Morlan Beltran

inesbouakkaoui

Grégory

PamTheCreator

Summer Skye

Hongming (John)

Eddy Mc Fly

Ellie

Yariela

Alexander Tanasie

Richard Rail

GameDev, Art, Activities, Volleyball & Picnic!

Parc Lafontaine

Have you ever wanted to see a game demo before the game gets released? Have you ever wanted to meet a developer for that game and hear more about the work of the game itself?

If you answered yes to either of those questions, you should come down to Meltdown on Saturday July 26th and play a demo of Adaptory before it releases publicly!!

Here's what you need to know about the game:
Adaptory is a 2D base-building/simulation game where your crew of four explorers have crash-landed on a mysterious planetoid, deep in uncharted space. As your team digs below the surface, relationships develop, challenges appear, and rebuilding the ship might eventually take a backseat to unraveling the mysteries of this seemingly dead rock.

Here's what you need to know about the studio:
Stormcloak Games is a small indie studio based in Wellington, New Zealand. Our first game is called Adaptory and is a base-building exploration & survival game, combining multiple complex simulations with a diverse crew and story-rich world.

Zachary Shade

Philippe Zaarour

Tappy

Rhea Sharma

yoan.c.kalthoff

Maurice Baruk

Junior

Moe Kowmani

Game Demo Night - Adaptory

MELTDOWN Montréal

**We're at a different time this week to avoid conflicting with the picnic! We'll be back at the usual time next week.**

**IMPORTANT: The class will be held at room 2.130.1!**
Please check this page every week to know where the next class is held!

**Requirements:** Laptop with Aseprite (recommended) or Libresprite, or iPad with Pixsquare
[https://www.aseprite.org](https://www.aseprite.org) (Paid, around $20)
[https://github.com/LibreSprite/LibreSprite/releases/latest](https://github.com/LibreSprite/LibreSprite/releases/latest) (Free and 90% identical to Aseprite. Download libresprite-development-[your OS].zip and extract. Open libresprite.exe from the folder)
[https://www.pixquare.art/](https://www.pixquare.art/) (Paid, around $20, extended demo has all features but 2 canvases max)

For laptop users, it is highly recommended that you also bring a mouse or drawing tablet!

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**Summary:**

Pixel art isn’t just for assets, but UI as well! This week, we’ll be designing menu assets that scale while still retaining their pixel-perfect look. We'll explore design styles and philosophies with [Game UI Database](https://www.gameuidatabase.com), then create our own UI sets!

We'll cover text tool usage, best practices for font customization and readable design, and how to use tilemap layers to create UI prototypes for rapid iteration.

Bring your own project for some hands on advice!

\*NOTE: The full version of Aseprite or Pixsquare is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED but not mandatory to use the tilemap feature.

Take a look at our handy-dandy reference folder for a sneak peek of what you’ll be learning ->[ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ttO9Pr0_VCft2R4YcHoqOwjljzzR2C-b](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ttO9Pr0_VCft2R4YcHoqOwjljzzR2C-b)

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Per the library's policy, the reserved room for this event can only be accessed when a minimum of 3 guests are present, so please be sure to arrive on time!

Slots limited. Please make sure you'll definitely be attending and update your RSVP if you can't make it. See you guys there!

**\*NOTE:** This course is beginner friendly, and no prior art or pixel art experience is required.

\>\>\> If any Artists would like to share their knowledge / expertise $Pixel Art\, Inking\, etc\.$\, and would like to host for future Art Meetups please feel free to message Zach $Zichaelpath$ or Cesar $CBJR$ on Discord\.

\>\>\> Join our [Discord!](https://discord.gg/zKF6QHNJNU) [https://discord.gg/zKF6QHNJNU](https://discord.gg/zKF6QHNJNU)

Mark Foo Bonasoro

Alex

Malick

Pixel Art Fundamentals - Pixel Perfect UI (Beginner Friendly!)

Grande Bibliothèque - BAnQ

Please come join us every Tuesday at 6 pm at Meltdown Montreal: and eSports bar that has graciously welcomed us with open arms!

This event is all about networking and hanging out with other game developers in the Greater Montreal Area! Whether you're a veteran developer, an indie dev, or if you only touched a game engine for the first time yesterday: this is a home for YOU!

While the event is free and playing any of their consoles is 100% free, we ask that you buy something alcoholic or otherwise to support this awesome bar!

Also, if you want to be part of the community chats and game nights, join our new discord server where you'll have plenty of people to chat with: https://discord.gg/CRYsQchygw

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